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version that is contained in Appendix A of the specification RECOMMENDATION
with errata corrections to 2005-11-07 except for this comment.

Following the schema maintenance policy of XBRL International, this version's 
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superseded by any additional errata corrections it will reside on the web at

http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd 

2) It will be archived in perpetuity at 

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-->
<schema targetNamespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" 
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" 
  xmlns:xl="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/XLink" 
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" 
  elementFormDefault="qualified">

  <annotation>
    <documentation>
    XBRL simple and extended link schema constructs
    </documentation>
  </annotation>

  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/XLink" 
    schemaLocation="xl-2003-12-31.xsd"/>

  <import namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" 
    schemaLocation="xlink-2003-12-31.xsd"/>

  <element name="documentation"
    type="xl:documentationType"
    substitutionGroup="xl:documentation">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete element to use for documentation of 
      extended links and linkbases.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="loc" type="xl:locatorType" substitutionGroup="xl:locator">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete locator element.  The loc element is the 
      XLink locator element for all extended links in XBRL.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="labelArc" type="xl:arcType" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete arc for use in label extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="referenceArc" type="xl:arcType" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete arc for use in reference extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="definitionArc" type="xl:arcType" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete arc for use in definition extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="presentationArc" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <complexType>
      <annotation>
        <documentation>
        Extension of the extended link arc type for presentation arcs.
        Adds a preferredLabel attribute that documents the role attribute
        value of preferred labels (as they occur in label extended links).
        </documentation>
      </annotation>
      <complexContent>
        <extension base="xl:arcType">
          <attribute name="preferredLabel" use="optional">
            <simpleType>
              <restriction base="anyURI">
                <minLength value="1"/>
              </restriction>
            </simpleType>
          </attribute>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="calculationArc" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <complexType>
      <annotation>
        <documentation>
        Extension of the extended link arc type for calculation arcs.
        Adds a weight attribute to track weights on contributions to 
        summations.
        </documentation>
      </annotation>
      <complexContent>
        <extension base="xl:arcType">
          <attribute name="weight" type="decimal" use="required"/>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="footnoteArc" type="xl:arcType" substitutionGroup="xl:arc">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Concrete arc for use in footnote extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="label" substitutionGroup="xl:resource">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the label  resource element.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType mixed="true">
      <complexContent mixed="true">
        <extension base="xl:resourceType">
          <sequence>
            <any namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" processContents="skip" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          </sequence>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax"/>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="part" type="anySimpleType" abstract="true">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the reference  part element - for use in reference  resources.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="reference" substitutionGroup="xl:resource">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the reference  resource element.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType mixed="true">
      <complexContent mixed="true">
        <extension base="xl:resourceType">
          <sequence>
            <element ref="link:part" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          </sequence>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="footnote" substitutionGroup="xl:resource">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the reference  resource element
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType mixed="true">
      <complexContent mixed="true">
        <extension base="xl:resourceType">
          <sequence>
            <any namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" processContents="skip" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          </sequence>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax"/>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="presentationLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      presentation extended link element definition.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:presentationArc"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="definitionLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      definition extended link element definition
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:definitionArc"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="calculationLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      calculation  extended link element definition
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:calculationArc"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="labelLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      label extended link element definition
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:labelArc"/>
            <element ref="link:label"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="referenceLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      reference extended link element definition
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:referenceArc"/>
            <element ref="link:reference"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="footnoteLink" substitutionGroup="xl:extended">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      footnote extended link element definition
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:extendedType">
          <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <element ref="xl:title"/>
            <element ref="link:documentation"/>
            <element ref="link:loc"/>
            <element ref="link:footnoteArc"/>
            <element ref="link:footnote"/>
          </choice>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="linkbase">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the linkbase element.  Used to 
      contain a set of zero or more extended link elements.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
        <element ref="link:documentation"/>
        <element ref="link:roleRef"/>
        <element ref="link:arcroleRef"/>
        <element ref="xl:extended"/>
      </choice>
      <attribute name="id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
      <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax"/>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="linkbaseRef" substitutionGroup="xl:simple">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the linkbaseRef element - used 
      to link to XBRL taxonomy extended links from 
      taxonomy schema documents and from XBRL
      instances.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <restriction base="xl:simpleType">
          <attribute ref="xlink:arcrole" use="required">
            <annotation>
              <documentation>
              This attribute must have the value:
              http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase
              </documentation>
            </annotation>
          </attribute>
          <anyAttribute namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" processContents="lax" />
        </restriction>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="schemaRef" type="xl:simpleType" substitutionGroup="xl:simple">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the schemaRef element - used 
      to link to XBRL taxonomy schemas from 
      XBRL instances.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="roleRef" substitutionGroup="xl:simple">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the roleRef element - used 
      to link to resolve xlink:role attribute values to 
      the roleType element declaration.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <extension base="xl:simpleType">
          <attribute name="roleURI" type="xlink:nonEmptyURI" use="required">
            <annotation>
              <documentation>
                This attribute contains the role name.
              </documentation>
            </annotation>
          </attribute>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="arcroleRef" substitutionGroup="xl:simple">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the roleRef element - used 
      to link to resolve xlink:arcrole attribute values to 
      the arcroleType element declaration.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <complexContent>
        <extension base="xl:simpleType">
          <attribute name="arcroleURI" type="xlink:nonEmptyURI" use="required">
            <annotation>
              <documentation>
                This attribute contains the arc role name.
              </documentation>
            </annotation>
          </attribute>
        </extension>
      </complexContent>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="definition" type="string">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      The element to use for human-readable definition 
      of custom roles and arc roles.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="usedOn" type="QName">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      Definition of the usedOn element - used
      to identify what elements may use a 
      taxonomy defined role or arc role value.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>

  <element name="roleType">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      The roleType element definition - used to define custom
      role values in XBRL extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <sequence>
        <element ref="link:definition" minOccurs="0"/>
        <element ref="link:usedOn" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </sequence>
      <attribute name="roleURI" type="xlink:nonEmptyURI" use="required"/>
      <attribute name="id" type="ID"/>
    </complexType>
  </element>

  <element name="arcroleType">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
      The  arcroleType element definition - used to define custom
      arc role values in XBRL extended links.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexType>
      <sequence>
        <element ref="link:definition" minOccurs="0"/>
        <element ref="link:usedOn" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </sequence>
      <attribute name="arcroleURI" type="xlink:nonEmptyURI" use="required"/>
      <attribute name="id" type="ID"/>
      <attribute name="cyclesAllowed" use="required">
        <simpleType>
          <restriction base="NMTOKEN">
            <enumeration value="any"/>
            <enumeration value="undirected"/>
            <enumeration value="none"/>
          </restriction>
        </simpleType>
      </attribute>
    </complexType>
  </element>

</schema>
